Würz, Alex (A)
b 15/2/1974 (Waidhofen)
Son of Franz Würz, who was a rallycross champion with Audi
BMX Bike Racing Champion
1989 - Austrian Kart Series, 2nd
1990 - Middle East Kart Championship, 4th
1991 - Austrian Junior FF1600, 2nd. Internation FF1600 Cup, 2nd.
1992 - New Zealand, German & Austrian F.Ford Champion
1993 - Austrian F3, 2nd. German F3, 13th.
1994 - German F3 (Hoffman Motorsport Dallara Opel 394), 2nd, 219 pts, 3 wins
Apr 10 Zolder 4th, 23:57.11
Apr 23 Hockenheim 1st, 23:23.19/FL 1:00.30
Apr 24 Hockenheim 1st, 23:22.11
May 7 Nurburgring 3rd, 22:29.82
May 8 Nurburgring 3rd, 22:18.47
Jun 11 Wunstorf >10th
Jun 12 Wunstorf 7th, 20:25.71
Jun 25 Norisring 4th, 22:57.49
Jun 26 Norisring 3rd, 22:44.24
Jul 24 Diepholz 3rd, 23:36.15
Aug 20 Nurburgring 3rd, 20:47.31
Aug 21 Nurburgring 2nd, 22:20.57/FL 1:34.78
Sep 3 Avus 4th, 22:17.06
Sep 4 Avus 3rd, 21:15.62
Sep 18 Singen 5th, 27:56.75
Sep 18 Singen 3rd, 28:15.08
Oct 9 Hockenheim 7th, 19:59.88
Oct 9 Hockenheim 1st, 19:57.26
Monaco F3 Race
May 14 Monaco 10th, 39:40.34
1995 - German F3 (G&M Escom Motorsport Dallara Opel 395), 6th, 74 pts
Apr 22 Hockenheim 4th, 31:28.93
Apr 23 Hockenheim 3rd, 31:44.41
May 7 Avus accident - taken out by service truck
May 7 Avus 5th, 28:47.91
Jun 24 Norisring >10th
Jun 25 Norisring 8th, 27:21.16
Jul 23 Diepholz accident
Jul 23 Diepholz >10th
Aug 19 Nurburgring 7th, 25:05.61
Aug 20 Nurburgring 8th, 30:21.80
Sep 16 Singen >10th
Sep 16 Singen 7th, 35:56.49
Oct 7 Magny Cours 2nd, 30:16.60
Oct 8 Magny Cours 2nd, 30:24.50
Oct 14 Hockenheim accident
Oct 15 Hockenheim >10th
British F3
Jul 15 Silverstone 7th, 30:25.76
1996 - ITC (Joest Opel Calibra V6), 16th. Benetton F1 Test Driver.
Apr 14 Hockenheim accident
Apr 14 Hockenheim >10th
May 12 Nurburgring 12th, 37:47.313
May 12 Nurburgring DSQ
May 26 Estoril 10th, 35:23.604
May 26 Estoril 8th, 35:06.883
Jun 9 Helsinki ret/engine failure
Jun 9 Helsinki 9th, -1 lap
Jun 23 Norisring accident
Jun 23 Norisring 8th, 37:12.250
Jul 7 Diepholz 9th, 27:44.78
Jul 7 Diepholz 8th, 36:44.52/FL 57.735s
Aug 18 Silverstone 7th, 37:39.329
Aug 18 Silverstone 4th, 37:15.773
Sep 1 Nurburgring -
Sep 1 Nurburgring -
Sep 15 Magny Cours 10th, 39:30.24
Sep 15 Magny Cours 6th, 39:02.38
Sep 19 Mugello 6th, 37:47.791
Sep 19 Mugello 9th, 37:35.161
Won Le Mans 24 Hrs (Joest Porsche WSC95) with D.Jones & M.Reuter.
1997 - FIA GTs (Mercedes CLK-GTR), 10th, 25 pts
Apr 13 Hockenheim ret/brakes (with B.Schneider)
May 11 Silverstone 2nd, 3:20:27.702 (with B.Schneider)
May 25 Helsinki 8th, -6 laps (with B.Schneider)
Jul 20 Spa 2nd, 101 laps (with B.Schneider)
Aug 3 A1-Ring 4th, 159 laps (with B.Schneider)
Aug 24 Suzuka 7th, 169 laps (with B.Schneider & A.Suzuki)
Sep 14 Donington Park 1st, 4:00:01.691 (with B.Schneider)
Sep 28 Mugello ret, 70 laps, accident damage
Oct 18 Sebring 7th, -2 laps (with G.Moore)
Oct 26 Laguna Seca 8th, -3 laps (with G.Moore)
F1 (Benetton-Renault B197, 14th, 4 pts
Date Q R Venue Reason/Time
15/6 11 - Canada Transmission
29/6 7 - France spin
13/7 8 3 Britain 1:28:12.961
1998 - F1 (Benetton Playlife B198), J7th, 17 pts.
Date Q R Venue Reason/Time
8/3 11 7 Australia -1 lap
29/3 5 4 Brazil 1:38:19.200
12/4 8 4 Argentina 1:49:44.309/FL 1:28.178
26/4 5 - San Marino gearbox
10/5 5 4 Spain 1:34:40.159
24/5 6 - Monaco accident
7/6 11 4 Canada 1:42:00.587
28/6 10 5 France -1 lap
12/7 11 4 Britain -1 lap
26/7 17 9 Austria -1 lap
2/8 7 11 Germany 1:21:45.978
16/8 9 16 Hungary -8 laps
30/8 11 - Belgium accident
13/9 7 - Italy gearbox
27/9 8 7 Luxembourg 1:33:19.578
1/11 9 9 Suzuka -1 lap
1999 - F1 (Benetton-Playlife B199), J13th, 3 pts. Engaged to Karin.
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
7/3 10 - Australia rear suspension
11/4 9 7 Brazil -2 laps
2/5 17 - San Marino ret/5 laps/accident
16/5 10 6 Monaco -1 lap
30/5 18 10 Spain -1 lap
13/6 11 - Canada ret/0 laps/accident
27/6 13 - France ret/25 laps/spin
11/7 18 10 Britain 1:33:42.267
25/7 10 5 Austria 1:29:18.796
1/8 13 7 Germany 1:22:31.927
15/8 7 7 Hungary 1:47:24.548
29/8 15 14 Belgium 1:27:40.802
12/9 14 - Italy ret/11 laps/electronic
26/9 11 - Europe ret/0 laps/accident
17/10 7 8 Malaysia 1:37:39.428
31/10 15 10 Japan -1 lap
2000 - F1 (Benetton-Supertec B200): J15th, 2 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
12/3 14 7 Australia 1:34:48.902
26/3 13 - Brazil ret/0 laps/engine
9/4 11 9 San Marino -1 lap
23/4 20 9 Britain -1 lap
7/5 18 10 Spain -1 lap
21/5 14 12 Europe -6 laps/accident
4/6 12 - Monaco ret/18 laps/accident
18/6 14 9 Canada 1:42:32.212
2/7 17 - France ret/34 laps/spin
16/7 14 10 Austria -1 lap
30/7 7 - Germany ret/31 laps/gearbox
13/8 11 11 Hungary -1 lap
27/8 19 13 Belgium -1 lap
10/9 13 5 Italy 1:28:39.064
24/9 11 10 America -1 lap
8/10 11 - Japan ret/37 laps/spin
22/10 5 7 Malaysia 1:37:23.549
2001 - McLaren F1 Test driver
2005 - F1 (McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20): 17th, 6 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
24/4 7 3 San Marino 1h28m09.475
2006 - Williams F1 Test driver
2007 - F1 (Williams-Toyota FW29): 11th, 13 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
18/3 15 - Australia ret/48 laps/accident
8/4 19 9 Malaysia 1h33m44.854
15/4 11 11 Bahrain -1 lap
13/5 18 - Spain ret/1 lap/accident
25/5 11 7 Monaco -1 lap
10/6 19 3 Canada 1h44m16.617
17/6 17 10 USA -1 lap
1/7 18 14 France -1 lap
8/7 13 13 Britain -1 lap
22/7 12 4 Europe 2h07m32.295
5/8 12 14 Hungary -1 lap
26/8 14 11 Turkey 1h28m01.789
9/9 13 13 Italy -1 lap
16/9 15 - Belgium ret/34 laps/fuel pressure
30/9 18 - Japan ret/19 laps/accident
7/10 19 12 China -1 lap
2008 – Le Mans Series (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): with S.Sarrazin, P.Lamy
May 11 Spa-Francorchamps ret/56 laps/accident
Le Mans 24 Hrs (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): 5th, with S.Sarrazin,
P.Lamy
2009 – Le Mans Series (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi): with M.Gene, D.Brabham
May 10 Spa-Francorchamps 12th, 136 laps
Le Mans 24 Hrs (Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi): 1st, with M.Gene, D.Brabham.
2010 – ALMS (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi):
Mar 20 Sebring 12 Hrs 1st, 12h00m54.362 M.Gene, A.Davidson
Oct 2 Petit Le Mans 2nd, 9h11m45.132 M.Gene, A.Davidson
Le Mans Series (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi):
May 9 Spa 1000 km 4th, -1 lap M.Gene, A.Davidson
Le Mans 24 Hrs (Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi): ret/360 laps/engine, with M.Gene,
A.Davidson.
2011 – Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi):
Mar 19 Sebring 12 Hrs 8th, -17 laps M.Gene, A.Davidson
May 7 Spa 1000 km 1st, 6h02m03.799 M.Gene, A.Davidson
Jun 12 Le Mans 24 Hrs 4th, 351 laps M.Gene, A.Davidson
Oct 1 Petit Le Mans 1st, 9h34m23.972 S.Sarrazin, F.Montagny
2012 – Le Mans 24 Hrs (Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid): ret/134 laps/accident, with
N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima.
FIA WEC (Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid): 3rd, 96 pts
Aug 26 Silverstone 6 Hrs 2nd, 6h01m35.269 N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
Sep 15 Interlagos 6 Hrs 1st, 6h01m08.356 N.Lapierre
Sep 29 Bahrain 6 Hrs ret/144 laps/suspension N.Lapierre
Oct 14 Fuji 6 Hrs 1st, 6h00m42.920 N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
Oct 28 Shanghai 6 Hrs 1st, 6h01m29.292 N.Lapierre
2013 – WEC (Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid): 4th, 69.5 pts
Apr 14 Silverstone 4th, -1 lap N.Lapierre
May 4 Spa-Francorchamps ret/7 laps/brakes N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
Jun 23 Le Mans 24 Hrs 4th. -7 laps N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
Oct 20 Fuji 6 Hrs 1st, 2h56m05.785 N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
Nov 9 Shanghai 2nd, 6h01m48.717 N.Lapierre
Nov 30 Bahrain ret/64 laps/engine N.Lapierre, K.Nakajima
2014 – FIA WEC (Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid):
Apr 20 Silverstone 2nd, 166 laps S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
May 3 Spa-Francorchamps 3rd, 6h02m52.536 S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
Jun14-15 Le Mans 24 Hrs ret/219 laps/electrics S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
Sep 20 Austin 6th, -2 laps S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
Oct 12 Fuji 2nd, 6h01m04.984 S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
Nov 2 Shanghai 2nd, 6h02m27.883 S.Sarrazin, K.Nakajima
Nov 15 Bahrain 1st, 6h00m18.058 S.Sarrazin, M.Conway
Nov 30 Interlagos 4th, -1 lap S.Sarrazin, M.Conway
2015 - WEC (Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid): 6th, 79 pts, with S.Sarrazin, M.Conway
Apr 12 Silverstone 4th, -1 lap
May 2 Spa-Francorchamps 5th, -3 laps
Jun13-14 Le Mans 24 Hrs 6th, -8 laps
Aug 30 Nurburgring 6th, -4 laps
Sep 19 Austin ret/89 laps/accident
Oct 11 Fuji 6th, -13 laps
Nov 1 Shanghai 5th, -4 laps
Nov 21 Bahrain 3rd, -3 laps
2016 – Daytona 24 Hrs (Chip Ganassi Racing Riley-Ford EcoBoost DP): 5th, -11 laps, with
L.Stroll, B.Hartley, A.Priaulx.